Vandals strike on several streets Police offering reward for information

By Ellen W. Todd

Sanford News Writer

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By Ellen W. Todd

Sanford News Writer

Posted Apr. 4, 2013 at 3:15 AM

By Ellen W. Todd

Sanford News Writer

Posted Apr. 4, 2013 at 3:15 AM

SANFORD — Police are offering a reward for information that leads to the apprehension to the individuals who vandalized several vehicles over the Easter weekend.

Sanford Police Chief Thomas Connolly said there were about 20 reports of vehicles being “keyed” — running a key or other metal object along a vehicle to scratch the paint — or of tires being slashed over the weekend.

The complaints came mostly from residents in the neighborhoods off Main Street between Breton and Milton avenues, with five incidents reported on Helen’s Way and four on Breton Avenue. Several residents on Pioneer Avenue, Breary Avenue, and Chancery Lane also reported damage to vehicles as did a resident of Booth Street, one on Milton Avenue, one on Normand Avenue, one on Shaw Street and one on Main Street.

Connolly called the incidents “crimes of opportunity,” committed for no other reason except the opportunity was there. He said apparently no one witnessed anything suspicious.

Most of the incidents were reported Saturday morning (March 30) between 7:30 and 10 a.m. with a few being reported later in the day and four more on Sunday. That most likely means the damage spree was Friday night, and some vehicle owners didn’t notice the damage right away.

“Obviously, with this number of cases, we will try our best to stay on top of it,” Connolly said Wednesday.

He hoped that the reward might encourage someone to come forward with information that would lead to the individual or individuals who vandalized the vehicles.